- (German: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, Hungarian: Fogaras)
- Fagaras was during the Middle Ages, together with Amlas, a traditional Vlach enclave in Transylvania. The first written document mentioning Romanians in Transylvania referred to Vlach lands ("Terra Blacorum") in the Fagaras Region in 1222.
In this document, Andrew II of Hungary gave Burzenland and the Cuman territories South of Burzenland up to the Danube to the Teutonic Knights.)
- A local legend says that Negru Voda left the central fortress to travel south past the Transylvanian Alps to become the founder of the Principality of Wallachia, although Basarab I is traditionally known as the 14th century founder of the state.
- After the Tatar invasion in 1241-1242, Saxons settled in the area. In 1369, Louis I of Hungary gave the Royal Estates of Fagaras to his vassal, Vladislav I of Wallachia, the territory remained in the possession of Wallachian Princes until 1464.
- It was a great period for Fagaras during the reign of Mircea the Great, Wallachian Prince (1386-1418).
- The Fagaras region was an administrative unit of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 15th century. Fagaras county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed.
- In 1910, county had a population of 95,174 people. Population by language: Romanian = 84.436, Hungarian = 6.466, German = 3.236
- In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the Transylvania became part of Romania. Fagaras territory lies in the present Romanian counties Brasov and Sibiu (the westernmost part).

TRAMBITAS Valerian Family - history in brief - Romania/Hungary (Transylvania)

Valer TRAMBITAS (Valerian TRAMBITAS) was born abt 1875 / 1879 in South Transylvania (Fagaras area). He was Romanian and orthodox.
Transylvania was in that time (till 1918) occupied and ruled by the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, and come back to Romania after the First World War.
- He met Caterina-Paulina LEABU, (she was born in 1879) and married with her in 1897.

The maiden name of Caterina-Paulina's mother was Elena BUCUR (Elena BUCUR died in 1929). Elena BUCUR was married with Dumitru LEABU.
- In English language Caterina-Paulina's name is Katherine-Pauline.
- From the Immigrations Arrivals List (New York, 1907) her birthplace was Bethlen, also the last residence before leaving Transylvania for USA was the same Bethlen.
- Beclean (in Romania from 1918, Hungarian and German name: Bethlen) is today a commune in Brasov County at 5 Km west from Fagaras City, on the National Route DN1. Still today, a lot of TRAMBITAS or TRIMBITAS people live there.
Also, Beclean is very close to Netot, (from 1966 Gura Vaii) the village from where the BUCUR Family have the roots.
- Caterina-Paulina had 2 sisters, one was "Mother" Melania at the Pasarea Monastery ("Bird" Monastery), near Bucharest (no children) and the second was Marioara DUMITRESCU (1897-1981) lived in Topoloveni, Romania (no children).

They passed illegally the border (in that time) between Austria-Hungarian Empire and Romania and found work in Bucharest (Romania). Their first 3 children were born in Bucharest.
- They were very Christian-traditional family, respect the tradition. In the past (even today), often the first born in a family keeps the first-name of the father (adding an "a", "e" or "ie").
In those times, the Romanian population in Transylvania name their children with the names of Roman Emperors in ancient Roman Empire (Romania came from Rome, Italy) or Greek, to oppose the Hungarian authorities to translate/transcript the names in Hungarian language.
- So Valer TRAMBITAS first 3 sons were named Valerie (1898), Alexandru (1901), Traian (1903).

In 1906 Valer TRAMBITAS arrived in USA, without his wife and his 3 sons born in Bucharest, Romania. (www.ellisisland.org)
Regarding all the entrances between 1903 (Traian's born) and 1907 (arriving of his family in USA-see below) I found:
Valiuan Trombitas, Farm labourer, Age: 26 y.o., married
Ship of Travel: Chemnitz, Port of Departure: Bremen Date of Arrival: Mar.03, 1906, Date of Depart: Feb.17, 1906.

In 1907, coming from Bethlen-Beclean, Transylvania (part of Hungary till 1918), through Hamburg Port (depart 4th April 1907), his wife and his 3 sons arrived at New-York Port (21 April 1907, ship Barcelona). (www.ancestry.com).
-The USA Immigrations Officer wrote that they were attempt by Valer TRAMBITAS (from Portland, Oregon - 203 Burnside St.) as husband.
Today (2010) the address is Portland, 203 W Burnside St.-click here to see the house.
-But the Immigrations Officer wrote the names for the new arrivals as he heard (the correct pronunciation of the name is Trambitzash). So, Trambitas became Trinsbiczas and the others Katalin (30), Valer (9), Alexander (6), Toajan (3).
- Here, the things are pretty clear, they are Romanians, Orthodox, no doubt.

In USA (Portland, Oregon), Valer and Katherine-Pauline TRAMBITAS had 2 boys George and Johnnie and a girl Lena.

TRAMBITAS Family Name - roots and presence in Fagaras Area (Transylvania)

Almost all the Trambitas from the Fagaras Area have roots in Beclean (Bethlen). Even if, in time, the family name was changed in Trombitas (by the ungarian authorities, before 1918) or in Trimbitas (by the new communist authorities, after 1948).